Axlerod Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Almost two years after launch, DICE continues to update Battlefield 4 with new content and tweaks. Yesterday, the developer announced that the game's upcoming Spring patch will add new weapons and an old mode from Battlefield 3, Gun Master. The patch will add five new weapons, and while DICE didn't share their exact names and look, it gave us a general idea for what to expect: New fan favorite Assault Rifle AN-94 - Picked based on its unique burst gameplay and massive fan desirability New Carbine GROZA1- A unique bullpup carbine with built-in vertical grip New PDW GROZA4- A unique PDW with built-in silencer New Sidearm MARES LEG - Unique long range “sniper” sidearm using magnum rounds New LMG L85A2 - Magazine fed LMG, which with the new weapons balance, plays in between a belt-fed LMG and an AR – your “run and gun” LMG Gun Master, which gained its popularity in the Battlefield 3: Close Quarters DLC, is like Team Deathmatch, but you only get new weapons every time you get two consecutive kills, and the first player to get a kill with the final weapon wins. The patch will also "significantly improve client stability on all platforms," fix a number of issues that cause crashes, and rebalance all weapons, which you can read about in greater detail here. SPRING WEAPONS BALANCE PROJECT With the upcoming Spring Patch release, we want to look at our full weapons catalog and do some changes. GOAL: Better define the roles of primary weapons, clarify their differences and improve consistency, through: Tweaking effective weapon ranges per weapon type See example illustration of new damage model: Open Weapon Damage Model Suppression changes No suppression at optimal/effective range, only in the falloff ranges and beyond The intent is for suppression to be used as a tool to reposition yourself in combat Making headshots more meaningful Bring back 2 hit kill headshots within optimal range (varies per weapon, not available on all weapons) Reducing the impact of a high rate of fire Keep both high and low rate of fire viable choices respectively Clarifying bullet spread, impacts and recoil Improved 1P Tracer effects, Sniper vapor trails, bullet impact effects & sounds Making shotgun behavior more consistent DICE said that it will release the full patch notes closer to release. Looking ahead, DICE is already working on a summer patch, which will introduce a new "audio obstruction system." You can get an idea for how this new feature will work in the video below. https://youtu.be/6kaYec34gog This is what the next patch is going to do. DMR spammers are going to cry. Weapon Updates VFX: Muzzle smoke opacity tweaks and fixes to positioning when ADSing, shell eject positions updated on all 5 guns.VFX: adding bolt action vent smoke to Mare’s Leg, adjustingGroza-1 casing eject position.Fixed alignment of pistol iron sights (M1911, Taurus44)Removed burst UI for CBJ PDWFixed magnifier and variable zoom FOV’s to align better on the Mare’s legAdded new magazine for Groza-1, rerigged animationSet 1P weapons to on demand loadingTweaked muzzle lights on Mare’s leg, and updated textures.Fix Groza-1 on menus to indicate that it has a heavy barrel standard instead of the normal barrel.Final polish tweaks to camo and AN94 modelSFX: Adding weapon crate weaponfire soundpatches and first pass tuning;Adding latest mix tweaks to soldier bullet impacts (headshot, body, limb should be more audible now!) Fixed issue where RCON vars.unlockMode caused subsequent commands to be offsetFixed the annoying issue where soldier camo was reset each game session Requires a Battlelog update to work properly with the battlelog loadout functionality, might affect your currentcustomization setup.Added several bug-tracking code changes to be able to reproduce our top crashes WEAPONS BALANCE UPDATE In this release we have a pretty massive list of changes to our weapons and their handling. Please give us feedback in this reddit thread: Spring Patch #3 weapons balance feedback Suppression now affects weapon recoil. The following values are at 100% suppression and linearly scale from zero. This means weapons that suppress more quickly (High ROF) are also affected by suppression more (SIPS/SDPS). Most weapons Vertical Recoil +50%First Shot Multiplier +25%Spread Increase Per Shot +100%Spread Decrease Per Second +100%ADS Max Spread +0.5 degreesBoltAction Only: ADS minspread +0.2 degrees Shotgun, DMR, Sidearm Only Vertical Recoil +75%Spread Increase Per Shot +50%Spread Decrease Per Second +50%ADS Max Spread +0.5 degrees ARs Increased max spreadGenerally slightly harder to control recoil PDWs General spread improvementsAttempt to improve PDW for their role as close range on the move weapons Carbines Generally more recoil/harder to controlAttempt to place carbines more in-between AR and PDW LMGs Mag fed spread improvements vs belt. Attempt to separate belt fed vs mag fed vs AR.Mag fed LMGs should feel like a middle ground between AR and Belt Fed. DMRs ADS spread increase raised making it harder to countersnipe a bolt action over long distances.Heavy barrel should be more relevant past 100 meters. G18 and 93R Sidearms Improvements to spread and recoil to make them more viable Corrected magazine sizes G18(20->18)M93R(21->16)CZ75 (12->13)U-100 (46->31)RPK74M (46->41) Miscellaneous fixes Reduced spare magazine count on revolvers(5->4) and DEagle(4->3). To reduce the use as a “primary” weapon due to their high damage potential.Increased damage falloff start range for 9mm sidearms (8->10)Corrected 9mm PDW suppression (Had 9mm sidearm values)Changed JS2 to 9x19mm 31/5New bullet created for RPK74M, 30-20dmg 8-65meters.Removed zeroing component from Mare’s LegIncrease suppressed velocity for Mare’s Leg and corrected headglitch zeroing (310->330) official Patches Release notes here ----> https://eaassets-a.akamaihd.net/dice-commerce/omaha/assets/notes/20150526_BFH_SpringPatch.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Nice :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaymoreCarl Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm reading this as a HAWK 12G / 12G DART nerf. Hope not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 In case you have not been keeping up, the new weapons balance will be great for some but not all of us. Personally, I can't wait. Players that want to snipe are going to be crying like babies though. 2 shot headshots! I will be awesome. They actually might have to get in the game and stop camping. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 In case you have not been keeping up, the new weapons balance will be great for some but not all of us. Personally, I can't wait. Players that want to snipe are going to be crying like babies though. 2 shot headshots! I will be awesome. They actually might have to get in the game and stop camping. LOL Purrrfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auvy Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 they nerf shit so that you buy the newer Hardline game and quit the shitty nerf game. who plays football with foam? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Fuk HARDLINE!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 OK I updated the original post. I will add in the gun master mode to our server to test it out and see how it goes for us. This patch should smooth out the lag that many of us have had a well as some of the hit registry problems. Please help us test this out on the 26th when this comes out. Be sure to check for a weapons crate for the 5 new guns and gun matter mode! Still no word on the map pack. The night maps are awesome. The voted jungle map is going through the texturing and color process. My guess is at least a month for them. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 I downloaded mine this morning before I left for work. 5 new guns and it should be running smoother plus a weapons balance. I will be on tonight roughly around 7:30. Have the server warmed up for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFD2001 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Personally, I could give two shits about Gun Master mode.. It was okay in BF3, but almost NEVER played it.. Ranks right up there with Rush for me, except I like Rush better than Gun Master... :huh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaymoreCarl Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I honestly can't tell the difference in the shooting parts. Maybe I'm just not that good either way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaDPooL Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 What's gun master? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 needless to say, I am fucking pissed off right now. The game no longer gives me the blue screens and restarts my game is a plus. It is just when I join servers, I just sent in limbo and can not get the game to launch. Next step is to uninstall everything and start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 needless to say, I am fucking pissed off right now. The game no longer gives me the blue screens and restarts my game is a plus. It is just when I join servers, I just sent in limbo and can not get the game to launch. Next step is to uninstall everything and start over. Do what you gotta do Bro... Sorry to hear you are still having issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hdd is wiped. Ssd is missing? I just need to enable it. I hope to be on tonight around 7ish. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Thanks to Gator, I now have everything back on track! Origin is slow as hell however. What should take 5 minutes now takes 5 hours. LOL As of this post, I just have China Rising DLC and Dragons Teeth left to download. China rising says it will take 55 minutes to DL. So I should be playing tonight. I will show you all how to play gunmaster too. So have the server warmed up for me at 7 pm est tonight. I really need to blow shit up and kill you all repeatedly. Thanks for being patient with me and again thank you gator! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaDPooL Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 You wish you could kill people!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Thanks to Gator, I now have everything back on track! I will show you all how to play gunmaster too. I really need to blow shit up and kill you all repeatedly. Thanks for being patient with me and again thank you gator! Just fyi I'm not a big fan of GunMaster mode. If you really need to blow shit up then I'll see you in CQ any day. I'm happy Gator helped you out with your hardware issues. Thanks Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 That's because you only know two finds. PP2000 and m60. You need to be more versatile like me lol. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 That's because you only know two finds. PP2000 and m60. You need to be more versatile like me lol. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk The only reason I still use the PP2000 is because I'm trying to be #1 in the world on Leaderboard. I got to #16 but has since moved down to #19 due to using the M60 while playing support. http://bf4stats.com/leaderboards/pc_weapon_pp-2000 Snap68 has #1 spot with 61,946 kills. I have just 5,151 kills. I'm pretty sure I'll never make it to #1 so I guess I should try out some of the other weapons sooner than later. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaDPooL Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Lol I'm trying to make top leaderboard for sniper Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ranked 30 right now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlerod Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Great time gaming tonight. Full server to. Awesome playing with scene. Thanks gator Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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